The Caine Mutiny

It'd been a while since I last saw The Caine Mutiny, but I caught it again on on-demand recently. It's a good war movie that turns into a good courtroom drama, leaving the viewer with some questions about who was actually in the wrong in this particular case, and, in general, to whom or what one's allegiance is owed on a ship at sea during wartime. Also played out are themes of courage vs cowardice, military command and control vs paranoia, and, quite naturally in a movie about a mutiny, loyalty. A well-paced, interesting story with well-drawn characters, I highly recommend this film.

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